Archives de l’étiquette : Haute Couture

Rentabilité compliquée, existence contestée et programmation clairsemée : en plein désamour, la haute couture semblerait presque vivre ses derniers jours. Alors qu’il ne vise qu’une poignée de clients ultra-privilégiés, ce spectacle sur mesure trouve pourtant encore, entre rêve et traditions, une solide raison d’être.

En nuisette à l’aftershow Ellery, avec une bouteille d’Armand de Brignac à la soirée Fenty Puma et surexcité à l’événement Kenzo… La Fashion Week de Paris printemps-été 2017 commence maintenant et vous êtes prévenus. Voici notre guide des soirées où il fera bon voir et être vu, arriver tard et partir plus tôt que prévu.

Last night Beyoncé took the title away from Madonna as the person with the most MTV Music Video Awards in the history of the ceremony. For this auspicious occasion she alighted on the red carpet, with her daughter Blue Ivy, in a show stopping dress by the Italian fashion designer Francesco Scognamiglio. The sea foam green gown was hot off the catwalk of Scognamiglio first haute couture collection on the official French couture calendar. Antidote caught up with the designer.

Elle est devenue hier soir lors des MTV Video Music Awards l’artiste la plus récompensée de l’histoire de la cérémonie. Pour son arrivée remarquée sur le tapis rouge accompagnée de sa fille Blue Ivy, Beyoncé portait une robe du créateur italien Francesco Scognamiglio, fraîchement entré dans le calendrier officiel de la haute couture. Antidote l’a rencontré.

De cette haute couture parisienne, ce ne sont ni les paillettes de Zuhair Murad ni les cuissardes de Vetements que l’on retiendra mais bien l’allure pimpée et pimpante de celle qui investissait Bercy pour une série exceptionnelle de huit concerts à guichets fermés. À 48 ans, Céline Dion n’a pas dit son dernier mot.

John Galliano is one of those designers whose work is a greatindicator of his current state of mind. On Wednesdaymorning, in the halls of the Hotel des Invalides and steps away from where Napoléon is entombed, he presented one of his strongest and most well-rounded collections since his appointment at Masion Margiela. So John must be in a pretty good place right now.

In their final collection together as a creative couple designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli presented a fall/winter 2016 Valentino haute couture collection of Shakespearian proportions.

Valentino vient d’annoncer le départ de Maria Grazia, moitié du duo qu’elle formait jusqu’alors avec Pierpaolo Piccioli à la tête de la direction artistique de la maison italienne. Ils présentaient hier leur dernière collection haute couture automne-hiver 2016 imaginée ensemble.

It was family day at the Chanel Haute Couture show on Tuesday. Will Smith showed up with his daughter Willow, Milla Jovovich brought her daughter Ever and Inès de la Fressange’s two equally stunning daughters Nine and Violette d’Urso were also in the house. And in his own way Karl Lagerfeld also brought his family with him. He transported his entire couture atelier to the Grand Palais and populated it with Chanel’s famous “petites mains”, who bring his fashion visions to life.

Designers Lucie Meier and Serge Ruffieux have been a perfect example of grace under fire since they were first thrown into the spotlight at Christian Dior last October after Raf Simons decided to part ways with the house and they assumed interim. As rumors swirled (and continue to swirl) about who would be named the next designer for one of the most prestigious fashion houses in the world, this pair stepped up and produced collections that proposed, if ever so subtly, a contemporary vision of what the future of this industry should look like.

Change was a-foot on the Versace haute couture catwalk on Sunday. Designer Donatella Versace toned down the shimmer and the sparkle and instead focused her creative energy on shapes, using draping to create undulating, curving lines that really celebrated the female form.

Juicy Couture, Canada Goose and Manolo Blahnik were just some of the brands that took up the challenge of collaborating with Demna Gvasalia on his lasted ready-to-wear collection for Vetements. The show, presented at the Galeries Lafayette yesterday, was on the official French couture calendar. A benchmark move for a brand on the path to fashion world domination.

Juicy Couture, Canada Goose ou Manolo Blahnik. Toutes ont participé au dernier défilé de Demna Gvasalia qui se tenait aux Galeries Lafayette dans le cadre du calendrier officiel de la haute couture. Trajectoire d’un label iconoclaste et contestataire.

De l’arrivée de Vetements dans le calendrier à la possible annonce du remplaçant de Raf Simons chez Dior, cette nouvelle Fashion Week haute couture hiver 2016 réserve bien des surprises. Ses nuits aussi. #Itscouturebaby